Hi all, There are young birds all around the yard. Many C. Wrens have fledged, a blue jay family was around with three begging babies following the parent...
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rlengach@...
Jun 3, 2005 10:49 pm
I observed a Common Loon at Lake Ella today. The bird appears to be in alternate plumage, but I didn't have bins. Rob Lengacher Tallahassee, FL...
So.. what is the secret to attracting nesting bluebirds to your yard? They are all around here. I see them on the telephone wires. I have had them running in...
If anyone is interested in seeing a series of pictures of an Allen's hummer nest from eggs to fledge, go to this site..it's about 5 pages so use the 'next...
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Thom_Lewis@...
Jun 5, 2005 7:03 pm
For those of you willing to walk the beach for a few miles or with access to a boat, shorebird diversity on St. Vincent Island beaches was good this weekend....
I found a yellow-bellied type kingbird where the creek crosses Bald Pt. Rd. a little bit after 8 PM. I saw no white in the tail, the tail had a notch in it...
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Thom_Lewis@...
Jun 7, 2005 2:16 pm
Apalachicola CBC compiler Thom Lewis will no longer be able to compile this count. We are looking for someone to take over this duty. Previous Apalachicola...
Last night (5 June 05) I went back to see if the Whip-poor-will found the day before was still around. It was, and was heard singing, and simultaneously a...
A male Shiny Cowbird was with Brown-headed ones at my feeder. For the third evening in a row I heard a Whip-poor-will, and today I saw it fly across the road....
Hi all, I heard Common Nighthawks calling loudly above my place in downtown Tallahassee (off Hillcrest) tonight about 8:30. It was still quite light out. Rat...
I was surprised to see a male Belted Kingfisher along the canal to the lighthouse. A scarce breeder in FL, I assume this one is an early southbound migrant. ...
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Fran Rutkovsky
prutkov@...
Jun 10, 2005 2:25 am
Hi all: A photo of the Western Tanager that spent the winter in my yard is on the Rare Bird page for Project FeederWatch. This photo of #1 bird was taken by...
hi all, How do I tell the difference between a female ruby-throated and a female black-chinned hummer? The bird I saw seemed to be one of the two, and its...
I saw the "partial albino" (leucistic) Boat-tailed Grackle near Stony bayou/ Mounds area of St. marks NWR last week (08 June 05). This bird is getting along...
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speedyg
speedyg@...
Jun 12, 2005 1:48 am
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speedyg
speedyg@...
Jun 12, 2005 1:50 am
Oops - hit the wrong button on that first post, sorry... We also saw the white(ish) grackle at SMNWR a few days ago. I think this may be a different bird than...
Alerted by a birder's note in the wildlife sightings list at the Visitor Center, Peg & I saw 2 (one adult female and one juvenile) Magnificent Frigatebirds...
My son and his wife took our motorhome down to Desoto Park near Tampa camping. My son got some very good shots of shore birds, and spoon bills. There was a...
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Barive@...
Jun 16, 2005 12:55 am
Dear Birders, On the Klondike Express (a high speed l34 ft. long catamaran) through the heart of Prince William Sound, I took this picture of Black Legged ...
I just thought for those of you who like to find places to shoot photographs of shore birds, you might like to see what Fort Desoto has to offer. The weekends...
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Edwwjr@...
Jun 19, 2005 3:30 am
Saturday about 11:00 AM, I saw a flock of 4 wood storks circling over the lily pad infested holding pond off Capital Circle NE between the armory and Mahan...
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southmoonunder@...
Jun 20, 2005 12:30 pm
Yesterday (06/19) I saw a Common Loon (in breeding plumage) off of St. Teresa beach (Franklin Co.). Also had a first year N. Gannet about 10 miles offshore. ...
We took the kids out canoeing yesterday on the Wakulla River (north of 98) and were surprised with a 'Wild Kingdom' moment taking me back to some of Marlin...
Hi all, yesterday at midday in the middle of the FSU campus (Sunday so it wasn't crowded at all) I saw a red-tailed hawk zoom into the middle level of the new...
a loggerhead shrike yesterday, on some wire fence, at the corner of madison and macomb, while i was driving. have a good day -- Nicolas Wienders...
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Fran Rutkovsky
prutkov@...
Jun 24, 2005 8:09 pm
Hi all: I've been hearing a Wood Thrush singing in the ravine yesterday and today, mid to late afternoon. Today it was close enough for me to hear it inside...
The Apalachee Audubon Society is sponsoring a tour to the Galapagos Islands with a pre-tour to Mindo Road and other Andean Highland areas. The tour will take...
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Edwwjr@...
Jun 26, 2005 1:19 am
Michael Evans and I birded our way to the coast Saturday morning. Because of the wind, it was a pretty comfortable morning but the wind also appeared to ...
